Cooper Wallace (born April 26, 1982) is a former

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. He was originally signed by the

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as an

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in 2006. He played college football at Auburn.

College and high school career

Wallace attended Auburn University, where he was a starter for three of his four seasons with the Tigers. He attended high school at

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in Nashville, Tennessee.

Professional career

Wallace was signed preseason with the

but was waived and subsequently signed with the Titans. On December 12, 2006, Wallace replaced

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on the active roster in order to provide depth at the tight end position, since starting tight end Bo Scaife was out with an ankle injury. After being released by the Titans at the end of the preseason in 2007, Wallace worked out for the

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in October and eventually signed to the practice squad of the

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on November 6. He was not retained by the Bengals at the end of the 2007 season and on January 14, 2008, signed with the

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. He was later released by the 49ers on August 25, 2008 to cut down their roster size.

References

External links

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1982 births Living people People from Nashville, Tennessee American football tight ends Auburn Tigers football players Chicago Bears players Tennessee Titans players Cincinnati Bengals players San Francisco 49ers players {{tightend-1980s-stub